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Publication
Poppy (2006), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 368 pages
Description
Having tried for years to deny her psychic abilities, high school sophomore Paski has disturbing visions about the popular girl at her new high school in Orange County, California.
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LibraryThing member pacifickle
Pasquala (or Paski, as she prefers) is from Taos, New Mexico. Her mom took off for a life of Harleys and drugs long ago, and her cartoonist dad raises her. Now sixteen, her dad makes a movie deal for his famous Squeegee man cartoon, and moves Paski to Orange County. Paski tries to figure out how to
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simultaneously fit in and be herself in the new environment overrun with commercialism, superficiality, and vanity. She wants to be normal, but at the same time wants to show the world how she's special: she is amazing at doing tricks on her bike, and also has visions of the future that always come true. Paski's journey takes place the first few weeks of her California life, and cover topics like her father's budding romance with the neighbor, making friends with goth girls, mean girls and the newspaper staff alike, and Paski's first sexual experience. There are a lot of pop culture references, like Gwen Stefani, Mapquest, Old Navy and Starbucks, that give the book authenticity but also seem a little too frequent, and also make me wonder how relevant this book will be in two years. This book is a good choice for a mature high school reader wanting to read something different from other YA fiction. Show Less
LibraryThing member escondidolibrary
When Paski's Dad's comic book character gets picked up by a movie studio to be turned into a movie, she has to move with him to Southern California. Orange County, to be precise. The leader of the popular rich girls at her new school sets out to make her life miserable when Paski catches the eye of
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the leader's boyfriend. Show Less
LibraryThing member alice443
Paski's dad gets a chance to take his comic book character on to the big screen so the two of them have to move to Southern California. The school is nasty but nothing like as nasty as I remember from my high school days. Paski is an interesting character especially as she has psychic powers,
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however, the book suffers from a drive to come to an overly happy ending. Show Less
LibraryThing member lrobe190
When her father, a cartoonist, gets a job in southern California, Pasquale, "Paski", must move with her father. Her grandmother and best friends are in New Mexico and she really doesn't want to leave. She discovers that the LA lifestyle is worlds apart from Taos and she doesn't fit in very well.
Teens concerned about popularity in high school should read this book. The teen "language" is very authentic. The mix of humor, romance, and danger make a good combination. At times, Valdes-Rodriquez is stereotypical about some of the characters and setting, but the story is highly readable.
Johanna Parker reads the book on CD and makes the story come alive.
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Making matters worse is the fact that the "popular" girls don't like her and they makelife miserable for her. Then she meets Chris; tall, handsome and rich who appears to like her a lot and life begins to look up for Pasqi.Teens concerned about popularity in high school should read this book. The teen "language" is very authentic. The mix of humor, romance, and danger make a good combination. At times, Valdes-Rodriquez is stereotypical about some of the characters and setting, but the story is highly readable.
Johanna Parker reads the book on CD and makes the story come alive.
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LibraryThing member SandraBrower
I bought this book hoping i would be able to have my kids read this book since it is about a girl who moves from New Mexico to California and her anguish of moving, well little did i know...
This is written for YA and my kids will not be reading it! I dont understand why the author felt she needed
How do we get ratings on books so that kids who don't want to read about sexual activity don't have to?!
I shouldve known better when the author's adult books series is call "The Dirty Girl's Social Club." just thought a YA book would be cleaner.
Good thing I only paid $.99 for this book!
This is written for YA and my kids will not be reading it! I dont understand why the author felt she needed
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to have the main Character Paski of 16 fool around with her boyfriend and then ultimately decide she would sleep with him because he was "the one," after visitng Planned Parenthood.How do we get ratings on books so that kids who don't want to read about sexual activity don't have to?!
I shouldve known better when the author's adult books series is call "The Dirty Girl's Social Club." just thought a YA book would be cleaner.
Good thing I only paid $.99 for this book!
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Physical description
368 p.; 8.3 inches
ISBN
0316013072 / 9780316013079